Lied Center for Real Estate provides a variety of ways for professionals to support students seeking careers in the real estate industry. From scholarships to mentorship, and sponsorship opportunities, the Lied Center for Real Estate is the community’s connection to future leaders in real estate.
Level of Engagement
CCIM
Student Memberships are sponsored through donations from industry leaders, which allows students to join at no cost to the student. Please fill out the attached application and return it to Paul.Chaffee@UNLV.edu
NAIOP
Student Memberships are sponsored through the Lied Center for Real Estate Studies, which allows students to join at no cost to the student. Please email Paul.Chaffee@UNLV.edu if you are interested in joining. Send your Name, email address, phone number, and estimated graduation date.
ICSC (International Association of Shopping Centers)
Student Memberships are sponsored through donations from industry leaders and the Director & Associate Director of the Lied Center for Real Estate Studies, which allows students to join at no cost to the student. Please email Paul.Chaffee@UNLV.edu if you are interested in joining. I will need your Name, email address, phone number, and estimated graduation date.
IREM (Institute of Real Estate Management)
Student Memberships are sponsored by the IREM National Organization.
CREW (Commercial Real Estate Women)
Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW) is the industry’s premier business networking organization. Membership offers unparalleled business connections, leadership development opportunities, and access to CREW members in your market and more than 14,000 professionals across the globe.
Scholarships
To donate to the Lied Center or to a scholarship fund, visit the Support Lee Business School webpage. Your contributions are greatly appreciated.
CCIM / ICSC Scholarship Endowment Fund (endowment)
The CCIM Scholarship Endowment Fund assists full-time undergraduate students who are Nevada residents who demonstrate financial need and are pursuing a degree in real estate. They must have a minimum UNLV GPA of 3.0 to qualify.
DP Partners Real Estate Scholarship (endowment)
The DP Partners Real Estate Scholarship provides financial aid to juniors and seniors who are pursuing real estate studies. They must have a minimum UNLV GPA of 3.3 to qualify.
Jerald M. Dick Family Trust Scholarship (trust)
The Jerald M. Dick Family Trust Scholarship assists juniors, seniors, and graduate students who have expressed an interest in real estate studies. They must have a minimum UNLV GPA of 3.0 to qualify.
Mentorships
The Lied Center for Real Estate Mentor Program offers an opportunity for industry professionals to guide interested students toward careers in real estate. Students gain practical experience, and awareness of their strengths in the workplace, and advance what they learned in the classroom with practices in a particular field in the real estate industry. Mentors benefit from the opportunity to give back to the industry, support higher education, and recruit future colleagues. For more information on this program see the mentor application form or contact Matt Hoyt at Mhoyt@lapour.com.